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Towards BiodiverCity Mainz –
Current Processes in the capital of
RheinlandRheinland-Palatinate
© Stadt Mainz
Sonja Gärtner, Grün- und Umweltamt Mainz
19.6.2015
RhineRhine-Main area = booming area
© Google Maps
Sonja Gärtner, Grün- und Umweltamt Mainz
19.6.2015
Basic concept with 3 components
Nature
protection
areas
Green
connecting
lines
Influence on
other fields
of activity
© Google Maps
Sonja Gärtner, Grün- und Umweltamt Mainz
19.6.2015
Urban spaces and possibilities to implement biodiversity
Nature conservation areas
(inner city and outdoor area)
area)
© Erich Westendarb / pixelio.de
Structural elements in
agricultural landscapes
© Archiv Landeshauptstadt Mainz
Foto: Landesamt für Vermessung und Geobasisinformation Rheinland-Pfalz
Development plans
© Landeshauptstadt Mainz
Sonja Gärtner, Grün- und Umweltamt Mainz
19.6.2015
Urban spaces and possibilities to implement biodiversity
InnerInner-city green belt / public parks
• Protection from
housing
• Reduction or
abdication of
chemistry and
turf
• Use of native
plants and seeds
• Garden
maintenance in
harmony with
nature
Foto: Landesamt für Vermessung und Geobasisinformation Rheinland-Pfalz
Sonja Gärtner, Grün- und Umweltamt Mainz
• Transformation
from lawn into
meadows
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Urban spaces and possibilities to implement biodiversity
Foto: Kupfmüller
NatureNature-orientated properties
© Reinhard Witt / https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:Ueberblick_norden_13-8-05_web.jpg
NatureNature-orientated playground
Foto: Thomas Max Müller/pixelio.de
Foto: Stadt und Land Wohnbautengesellschaft
© Arbeitskreis naturnahes Grün
Initiative „Nature„Nature-orientated
company grounds“
grounds“
Sonja Gärtner, Grün- und Umweltamt Mainz
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Urban gardening
Model gardens
Award „Green house number“
number“
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Urban spaces and possibilities to implement biodiversity
Foto: ad/pixelio.de
Foto: Thomas Max Müller/pixelio.de
Tree protection rules
© Grün- und Umweltamt Mainz
Leaving weed
Sonja Gärtner, Grün- und Umweltamt Mainz
Facade greening
Foto: AxelHH
Roof greening
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NatureNature-orientated design of…
of…
Rainwater retention
basins
Foto: Stadt Mainz
Foto: DerGreg / wikipedia.org
Slightly polluted
sewage drains
Foto: renatur Gesellschaft für Gewässersanierung mbH
Foto: renatur Gesellschaft für Gewässersanierung mbH
Rails and traffic
routes
Foto: Thomas Max Müller/pixelio.de
© User: Mattes / wikipedia
Foto: Jens Teichmann / pixelio.de
Stone quarries
Sonja Gärtner, Grün- und Umweltamt Mainz
© weber.advisory / pixelio.de
19.6.2015
© Landeshauptstadt Mainz
Urban spaces and possibilities to implement biodiversity
Foto: Grün- und Umweltamt Mainz
Foto: BUND Hannover
Nesting boxes for birds and bats
Foto: Vogelwarte.ch
Bird friendly facades
Foto: Thomas Max Müller/pixelio.de
Foto: Vogelwarte.ch
Environment friendly lightinglightingconcepts
Sonja Gärtner, Grün- und Umweltamt Mainz
Foto: Stadt Mainz
Rental bikebike-stations to reduce
traffic
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Gebäudebrüter, Nutzen
At night. At
day. In the
air. On the
bottom….
Foto: Pawel Kuzniar
Foto: Barracuda1983 / Wikipedia
© Lutz Haberecht / pixelio.de
Pest control
Support
Foto: Gila Hanssen / pixelio.de
Birds and bats eat thousands
of insects per day
Sonja Gärtner, Grün- und Umweltamt Mainz
Bio-chemical
products:
Enormous
costs per
year,
Side effects
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Gebäudebrüter, Nutzen
Foto: Helmut J. Salzer / pixelio.de
Foto: Kurt F. Domnik / pixelio.de
Foto: Marco Barnebeck /pixelio.de
Foto: Lupo / pixelio.de
Pollution of
buildings by
pigeons
Foto: Audrius Meskauskas / wikipedia.org
Harmful und
expensive
solutions
Foto: Rudolf Ortner / pixelio.de
Sonja Gärtner, Grün- und Umweltamt Mainz
Reduce
pigeons
Support
Foto: Grün- und Umweltamt Mainz
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Gebäudebrüter, Nutzen
Foto: M. Großmann / pixelio.de
Pollination
Support
Foto: Thommy Weiss/ pixelio.de
Spreading seed by excrements
Foto: Peter Smola / Pixelio.de
Foto: Peashooter / pixelio.de
Sonja Gärtner, Grün- und Umweltamt Mainz
19.6.2015
Challenges with implementing biodiversity
• Scarcity of land
• Lack of money in general (and in environmental protection)
protection)
• Higher rates of return on other investments
• Shortage of staff / Lack of time
• Obsolete proceedings and rules
• Obsolete equipment
• Lack of knowledge
• Ignorance (personal preferences versus social needs)
needs)
• Sense of order
• Legal duty to maintain safety
Sonja Gärtner, Grün- und Umweltamt Mainz
19.6.2015
Solutions for implementing biodiversity
Laws / ByBy-laws
Information
• Land
Land-use plans
• Urban development
contracts
• Contracts of lease
• Impact mitigation
regulation
• Species protection law
• Species protection
programs
• Strategies / Political
resolutions
• Execution /Penalty
• Mapping and
monitoring
• Pointing out
ecosystem services
• Public relations
• Education of target
groups
• Lobbying
• Stakeholders
Sonja Gärtner, Grün- und Umweltamt Mainz
19.6.2015
Solutions for implementing biodiversity
Work simplification
Other
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Best practises
Activate volunteers
Standardization
Sources of supply
Staff of contact
persons
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Certifications
Awards
New proceedings (e. g.
procurement laws)
laws)
• Purchase of important
land
Finance
Support of daily tasks insteaed of „hot spot“
spot“- or „innovation“
innovation“-programmes
Budget ressources,
ressources, Impact mitigation regulation,
regulation, Foundations …
Transformation of money (e.g. certificates)
certificates)
Internalization of external costs
Spending EcoEco-tax on nature protection
Be careful with financial support of landusers (good results are not
guaranteed)
guaranteed)
Sonja Gärtner, Grün- und Umweltamt Mainz
19.6.2015
Thank you for your attention!
Sonja Gärtner, Grün- und Umweltamt Mainz
19.6.2015